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Zarina Baloch (Sindhi: زرينه بلوچ) (29 December 1934 – 25 October 2005) was a Pakistani folk music singer, vocalist and composer. She was also an actress, Radio and TV artist, writer, teacher for over 30 years, political activist and social worker.[1]

Zarina Baloch
Born	(1934-12-29)29 December 1934 Allahabad Chand Village, Sindh
Died	25 October 2005(2005-10-25) (aged 70)[1]
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupation	Folk singer[1]
Spouse(s)	Rasul Bux Palejo (married in the 1960s)[1]
Children	Ayaz Latif Palijo (son)[1] Akhter Baloch (daughter) (from her first husband)

Early life and family

She was born on 29 December 1934 in Allahdad Chand Village, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan her mother, Gulroz Jalalani, died in 1940 when Zarina was six years old. She studied with Mohammad Juman, who was also a Sindhi singer. At early age 15 years, her family arranged her marriage with a remote relative. She had two children: Akhter Baloch also known as Zina (born in 1952), and Aslam Parvez (born in 1957). However, Baloch and her husband disagreed on the subject of her further education and the pair were separated in 1958. Baloch joined Radio Hyderabad in 1960 and received her first Music Award in 1961. Then Zarina married Sindhi politician Rasool Bux Palijo, their marriage took place in Hyderabad on 22 September 1964 and they had a son, Ayaz Latif Palijo. In 1967, she became a teacher at the Model School Sindh University. She retired in 1997 and died in 2005 of Brain Cancer in Liaquat National Hospital.[2]

Imprisonment and political activism

In 1979, Zarina was arrested and imprisoned in Sukkur and Karachi jails for leading the protests against President General Zia ul Haq's Martial Law. Because of her struggle against the ruling classes and against gender discrimination, feudalism and martial laws of Ayub Khan and Yahya Khan, she earned the title of JeeJee (mother) of the Sindhi people.[1][3][4] She was one of the leading founders of Sindhiani Tahreek, Women's Action Forum, Sindhi Adabi Sangat and Sindhi Haree Committee. She was fluent in Sindhi, Urdu, Seraiki, Balochi, Persian, Arabic and Gujrati.[2]

Awards and recognition

• Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1994[1]
• Faiz Ahmed Faiz Award[2][1]
• Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) Award[2]
• Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Award[2]
• Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Award[2]

Art and literary contributions

She wrote many songs and poetry which became popular among the nationalists in Sindh and Balochistan. She was the author of several stories and poems, and her Book "Tunhinjee Gola Tunhinjoon Galhion" was published in 1992.[2]

Famous songs

• Mor Tho Tilley Rana
• Sabhka Moomal Sabbko Raarno
• Tunhnjii Yaarii
• Sindhri tey sir ker na dendo
• Kaang Lanvain
• Guzrii Vaii Barsaat
• Bbii Khabar Na Aahai Par
• Kiin Karyaan Maan
• Jjariyan Bhar Jaaiyoon
• Saavak Rat main Saanvara
• Paee Yaad Aaya
• Gehraa Gehraa Nairn

See also

• List of Sindhi singers
• Rasul Bux Palejo
• Ayaz Latif Palijo
• Sassui Palijo

References

External links

• Profile of Zarina Baloch (archived)

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